Sandford Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.48° N 1.79° W

Sandford Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.1° 

Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 9AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.9
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
10
10
10
18
17
17
17
17
17
9
9
9
33
26
38
111
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
SW
5
NNE
5
N
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
WSW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
5
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:36AM3.68m
4:12PM3.22m
4:15AM3.50m
4:48PM3.06m
4:56AM3.25m
5:25PM2.86m
Low Tide
9:54AM-0.04m
10:01PM0.45m
10:32AM0.22m
10:40PM0.60m
11:10AM0.53m
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:35
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:47
8:45
8:43
 mm
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
16
16
14
Feels °C
12
10
10
11
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
12
12
11
10
9
10
10
13
13
13
13
14
13
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